Hanger



Sept. l, 1925.

HANGER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 25, 1922 N. w A M W INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITH ESS:

Sept. 1, 1925. 1,552,376

W. H. ALLEN HANGER Y Filed March 2x5. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVIN'I'OR ATTDRNIV WITH ESS:

Patented Sept. 1, 192.5.

WERDON H. ALLEN, OF SOUTH MONTROSE, PENNSYLVANIA.

HANGER.

Application filed March 25, 1922. Serial No. 546,803.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WERDON l-I.r ALLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Montrose, in the county of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hangers, of which the following is a speciused, and when used in combination with several members of a singlearticle,it serves to join said members together. Y y The nature and advantages of the invention will'be better understood when the following detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings,

f plica'tion,

the invention residing in theJ construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming partof this aplike Vnumerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein j Figure 1 is a view in elevation and partly in section of one form of the invention.

Figure 2 is asimilar view.

Figure 3 is a perspective view-of the adj acent ends of certainparts of the device as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. v i i lFigure 4 is a sectionalview taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a sectional 5-5 of Figurel. y

Figure is a View similar. to Figure 1, of a modified construction. f l

` Figure .7 is anielevation of 'thejdevice illustrated in Figure 6.` l

view taken on line Figure 8 is a sectional view taken Online 8-8 of Figurej.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary view, partly in section of a modified construction. j

Figure 10 is a View in elevation, partly in section of a further modified construction.

Figure 11 is an edge elevation of the device illustrated in Figure 10.

Figure'12 is a view in elevation, partly in section of a still further modified construction.

, Figure 13 is a fragmentary view partly in section of another modified form.

Referring to 'the drawings in detail, and

particularly to Figures 1 and 2, I have illustrated la garment hanger which includes a cross bar 10 which terminates to provide hook-like extremities 11 to permit ofits use in conjunction with a wardrobe trunk or the like. In this form of the invention, the frame-indicated generally at A is of substantiallytD-shapa'and includes the members12, `13 and 14, theV latter being extended from theterminal of the member 12 to the corresponding terminal of the member 13.v The member 12 has .its upper end grooved as at 15to .receive the tongue 16 projecting froml the meeting end of 'the member 13,'while rising from the adjacent ends .ofthese membersare extensions 17 which are brought into`.face to face contact when the members are associated. Each of the extensions 17 is formed with an inclined surface 18, the ulatter of the member 13 merging into aflat surface 19 as illustrated in Figure 3. When the members '12 and 13 'are associated by thel tongue and groove connection, the extensions 17 ofthe respective `members unitedly define what may be termed a tongue which is received by agroove 20formed in the cross member 10, this groove opening at the lower edge of this member and of sufficient dimensions to snuglyreceive the tongue just referred to'. Each hook-like extremity 11 is kerfed as at 21, asis also the opposed ends of the member 14-as indicated at 22. When these parts are associated or arranged relatively in the manner shown in Figure 1, wooden members 23 are wedged into the kerfs 21v and 22, serving as a joint to hold the member 14 fixed relatively to the members 12 and 13. Ask illustrated,l the grain of the members 23 is arranged either obliquely to orfat right angles yto the grain of the memcept that in Figure l it is-'made of the member 14 which is of course eliminated in the device shown in Figure 2.

In Figures 6 and 7, I `have illustrated a modified form of the invention, wherein the hanger includes an upper member 24 and 'a lower member 25, these members being connected together by the member v'26. The member 24 terminates to provide a hook like extremity 27 for the purpose above 4mentioined in connection with lthe 'structure shown in Figure 1, and each of these eX- tremitieskerfed'to accommodate the wooden member 28. The member 28 is arranged with its grain arranged obliquely or Iat right angles to the grain of the member 24 for the Y purpose above mentioned. rlhe member `25 :their is ymade in two sections, one of which is 'provided with a groove 29 and the other with a tongue 30, the parts being joined'together in la manner illustrated in Figure 7. The opposed ends of the member l26 are grooved as at 3l to receive a portion of a filler 'or connecting member 32, and vthese members provide a oint between vthe member 26 and the members 24 and 25 respectively.

A portion of the member 32 projects 'from the upper end of the member 26 and is received by a groove 33 formed in the lower edge of the member 24, while'a portion of the member 32 projecting from the lower end Iof the member 26 is received by -a groove 34 formed in the member '2.5 at the tongue and groove connection between therespective sections of said member 25. Each Vmember 32 'has its grain arranged obliquely Vto the grain of the members with which they are associated, thereby rendering the structure in its entirety very strong. In Figure 9, I have shown a fragmentary View of a further modied form of the invention vwhich is intended to be of the same configuration as the device shown in Figure 6, butin this v'form of Vthe invention, the member 35 vis associated with the member l36 by means lof a tongue 39 which Ais an 'integral part of the member 36. In other words, the member 35 is Amade in two sections, one of which is formed with la groove 37 land the other with a ltongue 318, `the latter being fitted in 'the groove y37 as shown. The member 35 'is grooved as at 4() to receive-the tongue 39 of 'the lmember 36.

In Figure l0, I y.have illustrated lanother modified form Aof the invention wherein the hanger proper includes the members '4l and 42, 'the outer ends of which are'joiined by the' members 43. The members 41 and '42have upper ends joined together by a tongue and groove connection with the tongue 44 arranged obliquely to the adjacent end of the member 4l. The outer ends of the members 4l and 42 are ker-fed as is also the opposite end of the member 43 to receive the member 45 which is disposed with its grain arranged obliquely to the grain of the members withwhich they are associated.

In Figure l2, I have shown another modication, wherein the hanger is made up of the members 46, 47, and 48, this form of the invention having the saine configuration as the. device shown in Figure 10. rIhe corresponding outer ends of the members 46 land 47 are kerfed as is also the opposed ends of the member 48 to receive the member 49 which is similar in construction and arranged in the vsame manner as the member 45 described in connection with Figure l0. However, thisgform of the invention varies from the showing in Figure 10, in that the tongue and groove connection between 'the meeting ends of the members 46 and '47 is such that the tongue is arranged perpendicularly in contra-distinction to the showing of the tongue 44 in Figure 10.

In Figure 13, I have illustrated another modified form of the invention which is intended to have an outline similar to the device illustrated in Figure 10, but differentiating `from the latter mentioned figure, in that the member 50 vis terminally connected with the member 51 by groo'ving the member 50 as at 52 to receive the reduced eX- tremity 53 of the member l51. This construction is in contra-distinction to that illustrated in Figure 1'0, `wherein the corresponding members are both slotted o'r grooved and joined by the element 45,.

What I claim is A combined coat and 4trousers hanger com* p'rising a bar provided with a recess in the center face, a pair of divergent arms formed with relatively large extensions upon their inner ends, with a groove, a v tongue projecting vfrom the other of 'such ends and received inthe groove, :beveled extensions ends and wedged 'into the recess in the "bar, a cross bar for supporting `a pair of -trousers arranged beneath the outer endsof the arms, Ithe outer ends of the arms and bars vbeing provided with kerfs, and substantially semicircular locking elements arranged `in the kerfs and having their curved edges contiguous with the upper face of the arms. l

In testimony whereof aix my signature. v v

WERDON ALLEN.

one of such ends "being provided formed "on the enlarged 

